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🗓️ 31 October 2025
⏱️ 36 minutes
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When the porch lights begin to wink out, it’s time for all little ghouls and goblins to head on home, but two children decide to knock on just one more door.
CW: Bugs. So. Many. Bugs. We can’t stress this enough: BUGS. Children splitting time between divorced parents, unsanitary living conditions, children in danger, monster sounds.
Written by Cam Collins
Narrated by Steve Shell
Sound design by Steve Shell
Produced and edited by Cam Collins and Steve Shell
The voice of Alicia Jesse: Manda Leonard
The voice of Hannah Jesse: Antonia Trasatti
The voice of Taylor Jesse: Cam Collins
Intro/outro music: "50 Second Instrumental” by Landon Blood
Special equipment consideration provided by Lauten Audio.
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| 0:00.0 | Well, hey there, family, if you love old gods of Appalachia, I want to help us keep the home fires burning, but maybe aren't comfortable with the monthly commitment. Well, you can still support us via the ACAS supporter feature. No gift too large, no gift too small. Just click on the link in the show description and you |
| 0:21.8 | too can toss your tithe in the collection plate. Feel free to go ahead and do that. Right about now. |
| 0:29.2 | Hey there, family. I know y'all didn't expect to hear from us so soon here on the main feed, |
| 0:33.8 | but it's a special time of year, and we thought you deserved a little treat. First of all, |
| 0:39.6 | it's our birthday today. Six years ago on a dark and spooky Halloween night, the very first |
| 0:44.8 | episode of Old Gods of Appalachia crawled from the shadows and into your heart. We want to thank |
| 0:50.3 | y'all for sticking with us over the past six years and helping us build a community that has exceeded anything we could have ever dreamed as just this past week. We exceeded 30 million |
| 1:01.3 | all-time downloads. You heard me? 30 million. So from the bottom of all seven of our shriveled and |
| 1:09.7 | blackened hearts, thank you, family. |
| 1:12.2 | Thank you so much. |
| 1:14.0 | And now for your treat. |
| 1:16.0 | We had prepared a spooky holiday episode for the residents of the holler, our paid subscription service, |
| 1:21.3 | and thought that on this very special birthday, we'd share the candy with everybody. |
| 1:26.6 | To give y'all a little taste of the sort of bonus episode that the residents of the holler who |
| 1:30.3 | subscribe at the $10 level and up enjoy every month. |
| 1:33.8 | In addition to this juicy little story, there are hours of existing stories to explore, |
| 1:38.2 | such as Build Mama a Coffin, Door Under the Floor, Black Mouth Dog, and Familiar and Beloved, |
| 1:43.3 | and More. |
| 1:44.2 | So if you like what you hear, and you want to tide yourself over until we return in January |
| 1:48.7 | of 2026, visit old gods of Appalachia.com slash the holler, and move on in with the rest of the family |
| 1:55.8 | today. |
| 2:05.7 | Old gods of Appalachia is a horror anthology podcast and therefore may contain material |
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